Teens Top 10!

Attention, teens! What books deserve the title of Teens Top 10? Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! This is a promotion sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services division of the American Library Association. Voting is open Aug. 23 through Sept. 17, 2010. Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23.

Teens across the country have nominated titles to be named the 2010 Teens Top 10. Here is the list of titles! Click on the link of the title to go to our catalog, see pictures of the book covers, and put the book on hold. Read as many as you can before September 17 and vote here.

Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Fire by Kristin Cashore

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

The Roar by Emma Clayton

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci

Dragonfly by Julia Golding

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Witch and Wizard by James Patterson

By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

City of Fire by Laurence Yep

Mockingjay is coming!

Are you a Hunger Games fan who is eagerly waiting for Mockingjay, the third and final book in the series by Suzanne Collins? Here is a countdown clock just for you! You can get it for yourself at Scholastic.


Wondering what all the fuss is about? Here is a description of the first book in the series.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.

Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Fall Newsletter and Events Calendar

With summer winding down, it is time to start getting ready for Fall at the library! Our programs for children, families and teens have been added to the online Events Calendar. Some teen highlights include a Manga Drawing Workshop, a new book discussion group, movies at the library and an advisory group where you can have your say in what happens at the library. Check out the calendar for details or come pick up a fall newsletter, now available at the library.

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Art Contest Winners!

This summer, Waunakee Public Library hosted a "Make Waves" Teen Art Contest sponsored by our Teen Advisory Board and the Friends of Waunakee Public Library. We had 12 wonderful entries from teens in the community. Making a decision was not easy for our judges but we are ready to announce the top 3 submissions. Congratulations!


1st Place Winner
"Peachy Beach" by Jessica Murphy.

2nd Place
"Uniek Splash" by Corban Mayhak

3rd Place
"Saltwater Tears" by Gwendolyn Haag



Congratulations to these artists and thank you to all of the talented teens who entered the contest. All of the artwork, including the top three winning pieces remain on display at the library through the end of this month. Please stop by and take a look!

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